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Can use strike drones in J&K if people accept collateral damage: Army chief

General Bipin Rawat said public opinion was the only obstacle to using drones to counter 'hybrid warfare' on both sides of the Line of Control

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Army Chief Bipin Rawat addresses a press conference in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Raghu Karnad | The Wire New Delhi
The Indian army is capable of using drones to attack hostile targets inside Jammu and Kashmir and across the Line of Control, and sees “no problem” in using them provided the nation is willing to accept “mistakes” and “collateral damage”, army chief Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday.
He was responding to a question about India following the example of the United States in using strike drones. India has not used air power in domestic counter-insurgency operations since the 1960s, largely out of concern over civilian casualties.
“There is just no problem in using these kind of weapons” on either the Indian side

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